curry

name

1. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Comhraidhe (“descendant of Comhraidhe”).

   “Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has accepted the role of assistant general manager for the basketball programs at alma mater Davidson College.”

2. An Irish surname, a variant of Corr.
3. An Irish surname, a variant of Currie.
4. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Currie.
5. A village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 4906).
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noun

1. Obsolete form of quarry.

verb

Etymology: Possibly derived from currier, a common 16th- to 18th-century form of courier, as if to ride post, to post. Possibly influenced by scurry.

1. To scurry; to ride or run hastily
2. To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).

   “I am not hee that can ... by midnight leape my horse, curry seauen miles.”

   “All these shots shall curry or finish their ranges in times equal to each other.”

3. To hurry.

   “A sermon is soon curryed over.”